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Residents claim removal of rat charges is a political stunt
Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionBut with the announcement taking place so close to this week's council by-election, some locals consider the move to be a political stunt.Pamela Hart told Lanarkshire Live: "A lot of us in Newmains see this as a political stunt from North Lanarkshire Council."We have been fighting with the Labour administration for so long now to have these charges removed, and now that there is a by-election coming up they decide to finally do it?"I don't believe it."SNP councillor Cameron McManus feels the same.He said: "“The removal of charges is long over due and only coming in to place thanks to the hard work of the North Lanarkshire SNP
